INTRODUCTION
to
FX-series
VHF
Transceiver
Kit
Assembly
For the 1990's, Ramsey Electronics has adopted a "Learn As You Build"
philosophy for ALL our electronics kits. We feel that licensed ham
operators should know about the equipment they
use,
and
also should
have the desire to understand how their gear works. Additionally, it has
been our corporate response to
all
those urgings by public officials that
both students and their parents need to become sharper in science and
math. This •Learn
as
You Build" approach to electronics hobby kits is
now evident
in
all
Ramsey Electronics build-it-yourself kits from our
under-$5 student kits up to this synthesized UHF transceiver suitable for
ham radio and public service applications alike.
We think that "learning (and UNDERSTANDING)
as
we
build"
is
especially essential in a more sophisticated project such
as
the Ramsey
FX-series UHF transceivers.
In
fact,
we
are so convinced of this basic
need that this kit instruction manual departs from the traditional scheme
of separating assembly directions from a "theory of operation.•
The FX-series of Ramsey VHF/UHF Transceivers puts today's
FM
2-way
radio technology back
in
YOUR hands
at
a budget price. Our idea of
"budget• looks far beyond the modest purchase price to our goal that
you can MAINTAIN your FX- unit
in
good operating readiness with no
need for expensive shop service. On the other hand,
we
also have made -
the transceiver design
as
abuse-proof
and
rugged
as
possible.
•Alignment,• traditionally
an
intimidating many steps process
is
very
easy, quick and fool-proof in this circuit design.
Instead of separate stage-by-stage assembly directions plus separate
theory information, this
FX-
instruction manual highlights your
transceiver's operational theory, often a single component at a time, with
actual construction steps provided
as
follow-up after each explanation.
The assembly sequences are easy to find
in
the following pages. You
indeed have the freedom to solder first
and
read all about it later. We
hope, though, that you'll take it
easy,
learning
as
you
build, and then
enjoy the reliability of your Ramsey FX Transceiver for a long time to
come.
The "style" of our kit-building directions presumes that
you
are peeking
at our multi-color parts layout sheet while seeing that the very same parts
outlines are imprinted
on
the component side of your FX
PC
board. This
makes it very easy to properly place each and every component.
You'
II
install EVERY
FX-
part perfectly by using our simple
ste~by-step
kit building process. And you'll know the WHY of most assembly steps, if
not
all
of them. Before
you
start, THINK about what you'll create from
those bags of parts
as
a finished product! For a minimal investment of
your time
as
well
as
your well-earned money,
you
will have a UHF
FM
voice-data Transceiver that
you
will truly OWN.
Real
"owning• ultimately
means knowing how to maintain
and
understand something that
we
have,
in contrast to merely possessing a thing because
we
spent the bucks to
do
so.
You'll have the flexibility of 12 channels chosen by YOU with the
Ref. 6 FX-440
